A Meissen circular stand, circa 1726

Painted in the centre with a circular medallion of chrysanthemums reserved against iron-red foliage enclosed by an elaborate gilt and Böttger lustre strap- and scrollwork border enclosing parasol motifs alternating with flower-heads, the rim with four finely painted chinoiserie scenes within gilt and Böttger lustre cartouches, divided by a gilt seated pagoda below a lustre and gilt parasol and flanked by foliate scrollwork, the reverse with three trailing branches of indianische Blumen and insects, 29.7cm diam., crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue (very minor wear)

Provenance:
King William IV of England;
Private Collection, Germany;
The Rosa Alba Collection of Meissen Porcelain

Literature:
U. Pietsch/K. Jakobsen, Frühes Meissener Porzellan (1997), no. 12

Exhibited:
Düsseldorf, Hetjens-Museum, 'Frühes Meissener Porzellan Kostbarkeiten aus deutschen Privatsammlungen', 19 January-6 April 1997;
Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Porzellansammlung im Zwinger, Albertinum, 'Frühes Meissener Porzellan Kostbarkeiten aus deutschen Privatsammlungen', 7 May-12 July 1997